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UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel
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UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

The Hill · Jun 14, 2026, 12:58 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The United Kingdom’s Armed Forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet attempting to sail through the English Channel on Sunday in a “blow” to the Kremlin amid its more than four year war with Ukraine. “In the early hours of this morning, I directed our Armed Forces to intercept a shadow fleet oil tan

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